Sam Seder vs. Libertarian Prof. Walter Block: Resolve Theft With Private Courts and Private Armies!
Libertarian Professor Walter Block returns to the Majority Report for a brand new debate with Sam Seder! In this Part 2 of 4 clip, Walter Block and Sam Seder debate non-aggression and property...
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The two senators were key attractions at a conference in Washington hosted by LincolnLabs, a group of entrepreneurs and digital operatives that hosted a similar event in Silicon Valley last year.
"I love tech," Cruz said, kicking off his speech to the crowd and not-so subtly mentioning that both of his parents were computer programmers.
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The 2008 presidential election saw an infusion of tech with politics, and President Barack Obama's savvy operation has widely been referenced as the precedent for harnessing data and digital models for political campaigns. Many of Silicon Valley's biggest names -- and their wallets -- are considered potentially big power players in the 2016 presidential election.
Bush, whose last campaign took place in 2002 -- long before the political world got smart on tech -- has attempted to show that he's still ahead in the digital realm.
"I was digital before digital was cool I guess," he said in December, noting his prolific use of email as governor of Florida from 1999-2007.
His Blackberry can be seen in his official portrait.
But two incidents this week revealed Bush might not have caught up with modern times.
In an effort this week to show his transparency and accessibility, Bush released 250,000 emails to the public, but the dump included some personal information like names, emails and even Social Security numbers -- a huge no-no for online documents. The error was first reported by the tech blog, The Verge.
Bush's digital efforts were also in the spotlight after his team was forced to let go of their chief technology officer one day after announcing the hire. The aide resigned after it was made public that he deleted part of his online footprint, including tweets that referred to women as "sluts" and commented on gay men at the gym.
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Rand Paul, Ted Cruz try to bond with libertarian techies
Tips for a homeless weekend traveler?
So begins a thread on Reddits Washington D.C. subreddit today.
Im flying in for a conference this weekend, from Friday through Sunday afternoon, read the post from strangelycutlemon. I was given enough money to cover travel expenses but not hotel expenses. Any ideas for a place I could lie down and/or charge my phone for the night? Or if I end up walking around all night, whats a good place to visit? Thanks.
The first response was not exactly what the intrepid traveler was hoping for:
Maybe DCs hypothermia shelters? The predicted lows this weekend are 18F(Friday), 7F and maybe snowing (Saturday), and 10F (Sunday). Walking around is not going to be a smart option.
Another poster, Dcgrump, suggested that the visitor walk around the monuments to kill time or look for a cheap hostel to sleep in. Kzanomics suggested the Hotel Tonight app.
No dice, said the traveler: He had less than $15 to spend on a place to stay. He had tried Airbnb, but the host he met backed out on him.
[Inside the libertarian version of Burning Man: Guns, booze and bitcoin]
So who is this guy, and what kind of conference was he going to? It took the Reddit audience exactly one guess to figure out the latter.
Homeless, here for the weekend, that can mean only one thing. . . hello Students for Liberty conference attendee!
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Hey, can somebody let a nice young Libertarian crash on their couch?
Over his 33 years at Cato and through his earlier activities in the libertarian policy sphere, Catos Executive Vice PresidentDavid Boazhas played a key role in the development of both the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement at large; he even wrote the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on libertarianism!
On Tuesday, in conjunction with the release of his new book, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom (which, incidentally, sold out on Amazon within hours), Boaz took to Reddits iAMA forum to discuss libertarianism, his book, and the burgoening libertarian moment,inviting Redditors of all ilks to ask him anything.
During the hour long Q&A session, Boaz tackled a wide-array of questions, weighing in on everything from the drug warandabortionto effective strategies for social change and the efficacy of libertarian governance.Each one of his responses ignitedimpassioned debates amongst the forums diverse audience as commenters from all sides of the political spectrum hashed out the ideas of liberty.
The resulting discussion is a fascinating one, very much worth your attention. Check out the Reddit discussion and Boazs book, and then continue the conversation on Twitter using #LibertarianMind.
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You asked Cato EVP David Boaz anything. Heres what happened.
A Short Introduction to Libertarianism: The Libertarian Mind with David Boaz
Join us for a Reddit AMA with David Boaz TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST: http://www.cato.org/events/reddit-iama-david-boaz Libertarianismthe philosophy of personal and economic freedomhas deep...
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